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Nehammer Sworn In As New Chancellor

AUSTRIA

Former interior minister Karl Nehammer has been sworn in as Austria's new chancellor, the third in under two months. Previous caretaker chancellor Alexander Schallenberg returns to his position as foreign minister.

  • Nehammer will continue to lead the coalition formed by his centre-right People's Party (OVP) and the environmentlist centre-left Greens.
  • The chaos within the OVP, sparked by a corruption scandal involving former Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, could lead the Greens to pull the plug on the coalition risking a snap election in early 2022.

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